CVE-2008-1486

SQL injection vulnerability in Phorum before 5.2.6, when mysql_use_ft is disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the non-fulltext search.

Published: 2008-03-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1486 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.00%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1486

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.37% 1.00% +0.63%
2 2025-03-17 0.16% 0.37% +0.21%
3 2024-08-26 0.16%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1486

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1486

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1486

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
phorum phorum <= 5.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.0_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.0_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.1_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.2_alpha cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.2_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.3_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.3_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.4_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.4a_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.4a_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.5_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.5_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.6_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.6_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.7_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.7a_beta cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.7a_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.8_rc cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.8_rc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.13 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.13a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.13a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.14a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.14a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.15 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.15a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.15a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.17a cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.17a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.17 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.18 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.20 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.21 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.1.25 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
phorum phorum 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:phorum:phorum:5.2.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1486

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